How to remove flouride from water?

[gabbyraja]

Is RO the only way to remove flouride from drinking water, or do the tap-placement filters and so on work as well? I've recently come to believe flouride may be at the root of my children's tooth problems, as they look just like the photos of flouridosis I found here. The pitting and staining on the front teeth is exactly like those pictured.

Any info or resources to which you can point me, and any further info you have on flouride is much appreciated. I've already learned a bit here, so thank you.

[Cutie Patootie]

http://www.thewaterexchange.net/fluoride-water-filters.htm

I think though, if you use the aluminum, then you have to deal with that as well.

[deditus]

Yeah, if you use an aluminum filter for fluoride then you MUST be prompt in changing the filters or it will reach capacity and start shedding aluminum in to your water. If I were to purchase a filter again, I would go with a Berkey.

http://www.berkeyfilters.com/

Or you can see if there is a spring near you:

http://www.findaspring.com/

[LionessMom]

http://www.filterwater.com/ps-93-4-undersink-fluoride-filter-single.aspx

what about these? do they have aluminum in them?

[deditus]

Yes, as far as I know ALL filters that filter out fluoride are aluminum based.

About the fine-mesh pre-resin media (SIR-900):

"ResinTech SIR-900 is a synthetic aluminum oxide "

http://www.purewaterabode.com/PdfFiles/SIR-900tmp091901.pdf

[KimPM]

Your choices are:

1) Reverse Osmosis (RO)

2) distillation

3) aluminum filter to remove fluoride - and you definitely want to follow that with a filter that removes aluminum in case it dumps out of the first filter - and you want a carbon filter before the fluoride filter to catch all the other stuff so it doesn't dirty up your fluoride filter.

The basic Berkey does not remove fluoride, and their add-on aluminum filter has no way to post-filter the aluminum out.  My parents tried the aluminum filter on the Berkey and even after rinsing the heck out of that filter as instructed, the water still tasted bitter (that was the aluminum content in the water).  So they use their Berkey without the aluminum filter, and so unfortunately they still have fluoride in their water.

actually there are other options, just not by filtering:

4) purchase spring water

5) purchase distilled water

6) find a spring

7) use well water (and have the water tested - it may well have naturally occurring fluoride, or other bad things in it)

[organicmidwestmama]

Does imported mineral water like pelegrino or gorolstiener have flouride in it?

[Graceie]

zero water filters remove fluoride , they are almost has effective has reverse osmosis

[AllyRae]

The aluminum content post filtration in the Big Berkey is really really small.  If the water tasted bitter, I would think it was some other issue (improperly tightened bolts, etc.)  We have a Big Berkey and we can't taste it at all, and the aluminum content is far less than a lot of things...

[quote]• National brand toothpaste 52.878 ppm aluminum
• Water boiled in an aluminum pan for five minutes: 2.791 ppm aluminum
• PF2 after conditioning (5 cycles): .178 ppm aluminum
• PF2 after 10 Cycles: .037 ppm aluminum
• PF2 after 20 Cycles: .029 ppm aluminum

[/quote]

http://www.bigberkeywaterfilters.com/berkey-filter-replacements-c-67/pf-2-arsenic-and-fluoride-water-filters-2-p-188

The basic Berkey does not remove fluoride, and their add-on aluminum filter has no way to post-filter the aluminum out.  My parents tried the aluminum filter on the Berkey and even after rinsing the heck out of that filter as instructed, the water still tasted bitter (that was the aluminum content in the water).  So they use their Berkey without the aluminum filter, and so unfortunately they still have fluoride in their water. 

[gabbyraja]

Seriously?! Zero's 23 cup dispenser is right in my price range! We rent, so unfortunately I'd need a tap-mount or dispenser system. We've got a RO sitting int he basement collecting dust, waiting for when we own a house again... If this is true (I can't find anything on their site specific to removing flouride) I'm on it this week!
 

Originally Posted by Graceie 

zero water filters remove fluoride , they are almost has effective has reverse osmosis

[gabbyraja]

K, then I found it:
 

Q. Does the ZeroWater filter remove Floride?
A. ZeroWater filters are not certified for the reduction of fluoride however fluoride is an inorganic compound. The TDS meter is designed to detect inorganic compounds. Fluoride levels in water are usually around 2 to 4 ppm, which will show up on the meter as 002 to 004. So when filtered water reads 000 it is not likely that fluoride is present in water.

[Graceie]

fluoride give me migraines and they are gone sense switching to smart water

[AllyRae]

We used to use the zerowater...there's two things to know about it...

-It filters out *everything*.  Good minerals too.  You have to add those back in.

-After about a month, the filter goes bad.  Almost overnight.  And when it does, the water tastes like rotting fish--it's really that bad.  So, always keep an extra filter on hand.  We stopped using the zerowater just because I hated the unexpected drink of nasty water if I forgot to change the filter. :lol:
 

Originally Posted by gabbyraja 

K, then I found it:
 

Q. Does the ZeroWater filter remove Floride?
A. ZeroWater filters are not certified for the reduction of fluoride however fluoride is an inorganic compound. The TDS meter is designed to detect inorganic compounds. Fluoride levels in water are usually around 2 to 4 ppm, which will show up on the meter as 002 to 004. So when filtered water reads 000 it is not likely that fluoride is present in water.

[Graceie]

mine lasts a couple months but yes test the water and change it when it stops testing zero for sure !